Can a scalping strategy pass Hola Prime?
Often, but the rules decide it. On Hola Prime 2-Step Pro 100K, our sample scalper passed 55% of attempts and went on to a first payout in 49%. That ranks Hola Prime 6th of 46 firms with a challenge for this style; the middle challenge across all firms is 44%. The sample has a real edge built in, so read this as how Hola Prime's rules treat the style, not as your own odds.
Hola Prime accounts with a scalping strategy
| Account | Type | Pass chance | Pass and get paid | Best risk a trade | Days | Most common way it failed | Target | Daily loss | Max loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-Step Pro 100K | 2-step | 55% | 49% | 0.5% | 87 | Hit the maximum loss | 8% / 5% | 5% | 10% static |
| 1-Step Prime 100K | 1-step | 53% | 42% | 0.5% | 52 | Hit the maximum loss | 10% | 3% | 6% static |
| 2-Step Prime 100K | 2-step | 55% | 49% | 0.5% | 87 | Hit the maximum loss | 8% / 5% | 5% | 10% static |
| Direct Account 100K (instant) | Instant funding | No challenge | 48% | 0.3% | 52 | Hit the maximum loss | None | 3% | 7% trailing, locks at start |
"Pass and get paid" is the share of attempts that passed every phase and then reached a first payout without breaking a rule. Days are trading days. Rules checked 13 Nov 2026; full rules on the Hola Prime page.
Hola Prime's rules suit this style better than most. When the sample failed on Hola Prime 2-Step Pro 100K, it was most often because it hit the maximum loss.
The sample scalper
Our sample wins 53.7% of its trades, each winner is 0.9 times the risk, each loser is the full risk, and it takes about five trades a day: an average of 0.02R profit per trade, where R is the amount risked. A win rate just over half, winners slightly smaller than losers, and five trades a day. It takes five times as many trades as the breakout sample to make the same average profit, and every one of them is a chance to lose. More on the sample and how it does across all firms.
Hola Prime rules to watch with a scalping strategy
These rules are not in the pass figures above, and they matter for this style:
- 2-Step Pro 100K, news trading: No trades within 5 minutes of major news once funded.
- 1-Step Prime 100K, news trading: News trading is allowed.
- 2-Step Prime 100K, news trading: News trading is allowed.
- Direct Account 100K (instant), news trading: No trades within 5 minutes of major news.
- Costs
- Our sample pays no spread or commission. A real scalper pays them on every trade, and an edge this thin can vanish once they are counted. Test with a trade file that includes costs.
- Minimum hold times
- Some firms require trades to be held for a minimum time, or ban tick scalping and high-frequency trading outright.
- Daily loss limit
- Five trades a day can reach a daily limit quickly on a bad morning.
Other styles at Hola Prime
| Style | Best account | Pass chance | Pass and get paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakout | 2-Step Pro 100K | 68% | 62% |
| Trend following | 2-Step Pro 100K | 79% | 75% |
| Mean reversion | 2-Step Pro 100K | 73% | 68% |
| Scalping (this one) | 2-Step Pro 100K | 55% | 49% |
| Swing trading | 2-Step Pro 100K | 89% | 87% |
| Opening range breakout | 2-Step Pro 100K | 83% | 79% |
| Day trading | 2-Step Pro 100K | 56% | 49% |
| High win rate | 2-Step Pro 100K | 86% | 83% |
| Low win rate | 2-Step Pro 100K | 63% | 56% |
| Position trading | 2-Step Pro 100K | 87% | 83% |
| Grid and martingale | 2-Step Pro 100K | 39% | 33% |
Firms whose rules suit this style better
- FTUK Flex Challenge: 70% passed
- Bullwaves Prime 1-Step 100K: 61% passed Caution
- Instant Funding One-Phase Pro: 61% passed
Ranked on the rules alone. It says nothing about how reliably a firm pays: see payout reports and each firm's page.
How this was worked out
Each style is a made-up sample trader, not a real track record. We set the figures so that every sample makes the same average profit: 0.1 times its risk per trading day, about 2R a month. They differ only in shape: how often they win, how big the winners are and how many trades they take. That way a difference between two styles comes from how the rules treat the shape, not from one sample simply being better. The exception is the grid and martingale sample, which has no edge at all: adding to losing trades changes the shape of the results but cannot create an edge.
Each sample was run 1,000 times against each account's published rules, at nine trade sizes from 0.13% to 1% of the account, and we show the size that did best. It is the same engine as the test centre. How the simulation works.
What this leaves out. Every sample but that one has a real edge and never breaks its own rules, which is why these figures are far higher than the share of real traders who pass. There are no spreads, commissions, swaps or slippage. Every winner and loser is the same size. And it only tests the rules in the table: profit targets, loss limits, trading days, time limits, consistency and payout terms, not rules on news, weekends or hold times. A strategy with no edge fails everywhere, whatever its style.
Questions
Can a scalping strategy pass Hola Prime?
Often, but the rules decide it. On Hola Prime 2-Step Pro 100K, our sample scalper passed 55% of attempts and went on to a first payout in 49%. That ranks Hola Prime 6th of 46 firms with a challenge for this style; the middle challenge across all firms is 44%. The sample has a real edge built in; a strategy without one fails at any firm.
Which Hola Prime account is best for a scalping strategy?
Hola Prime 2-Step Pro 100K did best in our runs (55% passed). Hola Prime 1-Step Prime 100K: 53% passed. Hola Prime 2-Step Prime 100K: 55% passed. Hola Prime Direct Account 100K (instant): 48% reached a first payout.
How much should I risk per trade at Hola Prime with a scalping strategy?
For our sample the best size on Hola Prime 2-Step Pro 100K was 0.5% of the account per trade, and a typical pass took 87 trading days. Your own best size depends on your win rate and losing runs, so test your own trades.
Test your own trades
These are samples. Your strategy has its own win rate, its own losing runs and its own costs. Upload a backtest or trade history and PropPassCheck replays it 2,000 times against each Hola Prime account and every other firm, and shows your own chance of passing and of a first payout. It runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded.